Manchester Monday 18th August 2025.

Front view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right and slightly towards the camera.

EI-DHY, Boeing 737-8AS, RyanAir, taxiing out to Runway 23 Left at Manchester Airport, 9th March 2017, as seen from one of the South Side mounds.

Manchester Monday 2 18th August 2025.

Side view of a single engined light aircraft taxiing from right to left on a tarmac apron. The plane is largely white, with a dark blue and gold stripe running along the body, with the black registration "G-AWOA" partially overlaid on the rear fuselage. A large glazed canopy covers the cockpit, and the 2 occupants can be seen. A green wooden building with a car parked in front stretches across the background

G-AWOA, Morane Saulnier MS.880 Rallye Club, at Manchester Barton, some time in the 1990s.

On This Day 18th August 2024.

On This Day 18th August 2024.  W3644, Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vb (Replica), in Royal Air Force markings, mounted on a pole at the Fylde Spitfire Memorial, Fairhaven Lake, Lytham St Annes. This is one of many Spitfires scattered around the Blackpool area, including Spitfire Island, and the Spitfire Visitor Centre at Blackpool Airport.

W3644, Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vb (Replica), in Royal Air Force markings, mounted on a pole at the Fylde Spitfire Memorial, Fairhaven Lake, Lytham St Annes.

This is one of many Spitfires scattered around the Blackpool area, including Spitfire Island, and the Spitfire Visitor Centre at Blackpool Airport.